Memphis set to host AAC basketball tournament in 2019

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SMU holds up the American Athletic Conference championship trophy after SMU's win against Cincinnati in the NCAA college basketball game in the AAC tournament finals, Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

When the SMU Mustangs attempt to take another American Athletic Conference basketball crown in 2019, they'll do so in Memphis.

The conference announced Monday that it will hold both the men's and women's basketball championships for 2019 at Memphis' FedEx Forum, which is the home of the AAC's Memphis Tigers as well as the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies.

Memphis was home to the first AAC tournament in 2014.

The year before that, Orlando, Fla., will host the tournaments at its Amway Center. The conference says it will announce dates homes for the 2020-22 tournaments in the coming weeks.